The UK’s energy storage owners and operators must be “ruthlessly entrepreneurial” to navigate current Energy Market Reform conversations and prepare for the rapid growth expected in the near future.
Two EDF Energy-led projects have been awarded grant funding from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) under its £60 million Heat Pump Ready Programme.
“In my opinion, the addition of battery energy storage coupled with solar can get renewable penetration to the next level,” said Ioannis Grammatikakis, UK country manager at Power Factors.
National Grid is rolling out a new non-contact overhead power line monitoring system as part of a trial that could unlock 0.6GW of additional capacity a year.
